Susan Polick

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Getting student participation in questioning sessions

Hi Steven - Thanks for your post to the forum. Students do feel so comfortable when talking about their own experiences. Relating these to the concepts we are teaching is a win-win! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Assessing general education skills

Hi Lynda- Thanks for your post to the forum. Unfortunately, we do encounter students who just cannot read at the college level. You mention alternatives that you offer; would you mind sharing some examples? Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Creating a positive learning environment

Hi Skip - Wow - you seem like the ultimate "Director" in your daily "performances"! Teaching is indeed like being on the stage - Great work! Best wishes - Susan

Susan Polick

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Selecting instructional strategies for visual learners

Hi Amy - Thanks for your post to the forum. I also find some wonderful videos on YouTube that I use in my classes. Students love them! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Selecting testing formats

Hi Laurel - Thanks for your post to the forum. I hope that the information that you have gotten from this class will assist you in creating great tests! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Using formative evaluation methods

Hi Skip- Thanks for your post to the forum. You have an impressive process for skills acquisition - thanks for sharing! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Selecting instructional strategies for visual learners

HI Steven - Thanks for your post to the forum. Having students present or "teach-back" is a very effective assessment and also really increases the retention of those skills/concepts for students. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Instruction approaches for kinesthetic learners

Hi Stewart- Thanks for your post to the forum. Lecturing as your students complete a task is very effective.Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Selecting instructional strategies for visual learners

HI Alvina- Thanks for your post to the forum and for sharing a very creative idea for our visual learners! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Questioning sessions as learning tools

Hi Jennifer- Thanks for your post to the forum. Too often, I think that we get stuck in our own interpretation of concepts and dismiss student ideas as "off-topic". As you point out, however, we can sometimes use those student interpretations to rethink the concepts! Thanks for sharing! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan